The politics in 54104 Athelstane, WI are largely driven by local issues and are centered around maintaining the rural character of this small town. The political scene here is dominated by members of both major parties, with a focus on representing the interests of the local residents. There are no specific candidates that have declared their candidacy for any upcoming election; instead, residents choose to cast their votes based on their beliefs and opinions about different policies. Residents in Athelstane tend to be fiscally conservative but socially progressive when it comes to voting decisions. At the same time, they place significant value on preserving the natural environment and protecting public lands from being developed. Local politicians strive to ensure that all voices in this diverse community can be heard and represented so that everyone can live happily and safely in this small, rural town.
The political climate in Zip 54104 (Athelstane, WI) is strongly conservative.
Marinette County, WI is very conservative. In Marinette County, WI 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marinette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 32.1%.
Marinette county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54104 (Athelstane, WI) is strongly conservative.
Athelstane, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Marinette County, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Marinette Metro Area is very conservative.
Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Athelstane, Wisconsin: r r d r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 54104 (Athelstane)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $75 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)